| Tourney Name: | Esso Cup |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Size: | 250px |
| Dates: | April 19–25, 2015 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, AB |
| Type: | other |
| Winners: | Sudbury Lady Wolves |
| Second: | Red Deer Chiefs |
| Third: | Saskatoon Stars |
| Scoring Leader: | Sophie Shirley |
| Mvp: | Sophie Shirley |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
2015 Esso Cup was Canada's seventh national women's midget hockey championship, played April 19–25, 2015 at Red Deer, Alberta. The Sudbury Lady Wolves defeated the host Red Deer Chiefs 2-1 in the final to win the gold medal. The Saskatoon Stars won the bronze medal.[1] [2]
| Result | Team | Region | City | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudbury Lady Wolves | Ontario | Sudbury, ON | ||
| Red Deer Chiefs | Host | Red Deer, AB | ||
| Saskatoon Stars | Western (SK) | Saskatoon, SK | ||
| 4 | Central Plains Capitals | Western (MB) | Portage la Prairie, MB | |
| 5 | Edmonton Thunder | Pacific | Edmonton, AB | |
| 6 | Moncton Rockets | Atlantic | Moncton, NB |
| Game | Away team | Score | Home team | Score | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saskatoon | 2 | Sudbury | 3 | Final | |
| 2 | Central Plains | 0 | Edmonton | 1 | SO Final | |
| 3 | Moncton | 1 | Red Deer | 4 | Final | |
| 4 | Saskatoon | 3 | Central Plains | 2 | Final | |
| 5 | Sudbury | 9 | Moncton | 1 | Final | |
| 6 | Red Deer | 2 | Edmonton | 0 | Final | |
| 7 | Moncton | 1 | Central Plains | 6 | Final | |
| 8 | Edmonton | 3 | Saskatoon | 5 | Final | |
| 9 | Sudbury | 7 | Red Deer | 2 | Final | |
| 10 | Edmonton | 4 | Moncton | 1 | Final | |
| 11 | Central Plains | 4 | Sudbury | 1 | Final | |
| 12 | Red Deer | 2 | Saskatoon | 3 | Final | |
| 13 | Edmonton | 1 | Sudbury | 2 | Final | |
| 14 | Moncton | 1 | Saskatoon | 7 | Final | |
| 15 | Central Plains | 2 | Red Deer | 3 | SO Final |
| Game | Away team | Score | Home team | Score | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi 1 | Central Plains | 0 | Sudbury | 3 | Final | |
| Semi 2 | Red Deer | 2 | Saskatoon | 1 | SO Final | |
| Bronze | Central Plains | 1 | Saskatoon | 5 | Final | |
| Gold | Red Deer | 1 | Sudbury | 2 | Final |
The Moncton Rockets advanced to the Esso Cup by winning tournament held April 2 – 5 at the Red Ball Internet Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick.
| Game | width=35% | Away Team | Score | width=35% | Home Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Mid Isle | 6 | Miramichi | 5 | ||
| Gold | Metro | 1 | Moncton | 2 |
Quebec withdrew from Esso Cup competition for the second consecutive year. Hockey Canada awarded this berth to the Western region.[3]
The Sudbury Lady Wolves advanced to the Esso Cup by winning the OWMA championship played April 9 – 12, 2015 at Toronto, Ontario[4]
| Game | width=35% | Away Team | Score | width=35% | Home Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals | ||||||
| QF 1 | Sault Ste. Marie | 1 | Stoney Creek | 0 | ||
| QF 2 | Sudbury | 1 | Whitby | 0 | ||
| QF 3 | Aurora | 3 | Waterloo | 1 | ||
| QF 4 | Saugeen-Maitland | 2 | Oakville | 1 | ||
| Semifinals | ||||||
| SF 1 | Saugeen-Maitland | 3 | Sault Ste. Marie | 2 | ||
| SF 2 | Aurora | 1 | Sudbury | 2 | ||
| Medal Games | ||||||
| Bronze | Aurora | 2 | Sault Ste. Marie | 3 | ||
| Gold | Sudbury | 4 | Saugeen-Maitland | 1 | ||
The Central Plains Capitals and Saskatoon Stars both advanced to the Esso Cup. The Saskatchewan assumed the regular Western region position and Manitoba took Quebec's spot.
The Edmonton Thunder advanced to the Esso Cup by winning best-of-3 played April 3 – 5 at Edmonton, Alberta.